diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/1131-dashboard-upload-proxy.md b/CHANGELOG.d/1131-dashboard-upload-proxy.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46d896fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/1131-dashboard-upload-proxy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Changed
+- (Dashboard) 헤더의 findings 파일 선택 컨트롤을 기존 `primary-action` 버튼으로 표시하고, 실제 파일 선택은 숨긴 네이티브 파일 입력이 계속 담당하도록 정리했습니다.
diff --git a/scanner/dashboard/index.html b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
index 132bc31b..078a72bd 100644
--- a/scanner/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
   <span class="logo"></span><span class="brand">AppGuardrail</span>
   <span class="spacer"></span>
   <span class="meta" id="src">no findings loaded</span>
-  <input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" aria-label="Upload findings file" style="margin-left:12px">
+  <input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" hidden>
+  <button type="button" id="header-browse-findings" class="primary-action" style="margin-left:12px">Upload findings file</button>
 </header>
 <p id="findings-summary" class="sr-only" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true"></p>
 <main id="app" tabindex="-1"></main>
@@ -324,7 +325,9 @@ <h1>Dashboard</h1>
   render();
 }
 
+const headerBrowseFindings = document.getElementById('header-browse-findings');
 const fileInput = document.getElementById('file');
+headerBrowseFindings.addEventListener('click', () => fileInput.click());
 fileInput.addEventListener('change', () => {
   const selectedFile = fileInput.files?.[0];
   fileInput.value = '';
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
index 75a5809f..be738615 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_dashboard_rows_are_keyboard_accessible():
     assert 'tabindex="0" role="button"' in html
     assert 'title="View details for finding"' in html
     assert "tbody tr:focus-visible" in html
-    assert "aria-label=\"Upload findings file\"" in html
+    assert ">Upload findings file</button>" in html
     assert "aria-label=\"Search findings\"" in html
     assert "aria-label=\"Filter by severity\"" in html
     assert "tr.addEventListener('keydown'" in html
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_upload_proxy_contract.py b/tests/test_dashboard_upload_proxy_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06220881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_upload_proxy_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""Regression contract for the dashboard header findings-file picker proxy."""
+
+from scanner.cli.appguardrail import dashboard_index_path
+
+
+def test_header_upload_proxy_preserves_native_file_input_contract():
+    """Visible button activation delegates to the hidden native picker boundary."""
+    html = dashboard_index_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert '<input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" hidden>' in html
+    assert (
+        '<button type="button" id="header-browse-findings" class="primary-action" '
+        'style="margin-left:12px">Upload findings file</button>' in html
+    )
+    assert "const headerBrowseFindings = document.getElementById('header-browse-findings');" in html
+    assert "const fileInput = document.getElementById('file');" in html
+    assert "headerBrowseFindings.addEventListener('click', () => fileInput.click());" in html
+    assert "const selectedFile = fileInput.files?.[0];" in html
+    assert "fileInput.value = '';" in html
+    assert "if(!selectedFile) return;" in html